And how did that work in the civil rights movement? Did we have "perspectives"? There was truth which was experienced, then communicated.
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The question is what is "authority"? And does power (money, race, gender, status) impact speech. Postmodernism looks at power dynamics.
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Very badly.
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Sometimes perhaps, but often critical. This philosophy classic defines "subjective truth": https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://organizations.utep.edu/Portals/1475/nagel_bat.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjm_rL0vfvWAhVllFQKHdUOBm4QFghJMAQ&usg=AOvVaw2q9x13C7myGJyILw9BOdbu …
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That's about subjective experience. We all know that exists.
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The point is how hard it is to access perspectives. Have you thought "like a bat" lately? As a country we fail when cannot do that well.
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I recommend working to reduce censorship in your universities as a first step.Then you can access many more whilst learning to evaluate them
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How do we have a censorship problem at universities? Loud, uncomfortable protests are not censorship.
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Yes, if they're a "heckler's veto." I strongly support protest. But that does not involve preventing others from hearing a chosen speaker
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